Following a backdating scandal that left the company founder and former general counsel with criminal convictions, Michael Miller, the new executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Monster Worldwide, relishes the chance to facilitate a company turnaround.

He cites his previous job at Symbol Technologies, where the general counsel also faced indictment, as key experience.

“I'm able to function in high-pressure, high-stakes corporate restructuring,” Miller says from his New York office. “I can see the endgame. There's a lot of junk to get through, but I can see what happens at the end.”